David and Candice Warner have been building their dream Maroubra mansion since 2016.
And now they are finally ready to move in after five long years of renovations and rebuilds, according to a new report.
The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday that the pair sold their temporary home in Maroubra for $4.2 million last week.
Ready! David and Candice Warner (both pictured) have been building their dream Maroubra mansion since 2016. And now they are finally ready to move in after five long years of renovations and rebuilds, according to a new report
The temporary abode is located just 900 metres away – virtually down the road – from the troublesome mansion.
The A-list couple bought the house, also located in Maroubra, for $2.33 million in late 2016, and have resided their while renovations were underway at the bigger home.
It has four bedrooms and three bathrooms, as well as an undercover cricket pitch, and the couple renovated the home with an additional rear build during their stay.
Sold! The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday that the pair sold their temporary home in Maroubra for $4.2 million last week. The temporary abode is located just 900 metres away – virtually down the road – from the troublesome mansion
Stuck: The A-list couple bought the house, also located in Maroubra, for $2.33 million in late 2016, and have resided their while renovations were underway at the bigger home
The sale would imply the family of five is finally ready to start their life at their dream abode.
The pair demolished the existing home in 2017, then completed excavation works to prepare the site for a brand new, five-level mansion complete with a gym and pool.
The construction on the $4million block of land was originally estimated to cost the couple a further $4.2 million to develop – however it appears that budget has now been blown out.
A new Development Application to Randwick council was lodged in February 2020, which requested amendments to the original plans.
Roomy: It has four bedrooms and three bathrooms, as well as an undercover cricket pitch, and the couple renovated the home with an additional rear build during their stay
The build itself had originally been estimated to cost $4.2 million to develop, but it’s likely the new plans significantly increased the Warners’ budget.
According to a report published by News Corp in 2018, construction of the Warners’ property had ‘infuriated neighbours’ at the time.
One neighbour was quoted as saying: ‘Trucks have been coming and going for months, but then we don’t see anything for a couple of weeks. We expected this to be built by now — he bought the place ages ago and it’s not pretty to look at.’
Some neighbours had previously complained about the noise, and works had also led to limited street access and ‘restricted parking’ at times.
Delays: The pair demolished the existing home in 2017, then completed excavation works to prepare the site for a brand new, five-level mansion complete with a gym and pool. However it was still under construction five years later. The works on the house are pictured in 2020
Discussing the build with Daily Mail Australia that same year, Elvis Mardini, the owner of Mardini Constructions, said that locals had been ‘calling the council every day’.
‘The neighbours think it’s going to take away from their view but it won’t. I think they’ve got an issue with David and Candice, but they don’t know them,’ he said at the time.
At the time, Mardini predicted the property would be finished by December 2019, two years after construction first began in 2017.
David and Candice, who married in 2015, are parents to daughters Ivy, six, Indi, five, and Isla, one.
Family: David and Candice, who married in 2015, are parents to daughters Ivy, six, Indi, five, and Isla, one. All pictured